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Should I buy a total gym??
I am currently watching a Total Gym on Ebay and wondered if anyone has used one and if so if they are worth the money? (the one with Chuck Norris in the promo) I currently don't do much in the way of strength training and can't really afford a gym membership and thought this could be good. Thoughts and comments would be…
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Any mens lifting results please - Strong lifts 5x5
I have just started doing the stronglifts 5x5 program and was wondering if anyone has done this and can let me know their results. I literally am only just starting but following a year of weight loss it is time to get some strength and build some muscle (I am ridiculously week at present) How long until I can expect…
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Where are you on the global fat scale?
Just been on the BBC website this morning and saw an item I thought I would share. Turns out I have below average fat for my country but above average globally. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18770328 I am most like someone from Ireland. Where are you on the scale?
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Hairy Dieters recipes.... Any good?
I've been watching the BBC programme 'Hairy Dieters' but have not been able to get hold of a copy of the book. Sold out EVERYWHERE!! Has anyone managed to get hold of a copy and are the recipes in there tasty and easy/quick to make? Thanks
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Running headlamps??
Now that the evenings are drawing in and the mornings will soon also be too dark to get out, I am thinking about getting myself a decent headlamp to be able to hit the trail. Does anyone else use these? The ones I have looked at seem to be targeted at hikers but I assume they will be OK. Any advice on which are good models…
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Running technique advice please.
I have this week completed the C25K programme (Yay!) but today I was stopped on my run by a gentleman who told me that I should be lifting my knees more to improve. This has made me think that I actually have no idea HOW I should be running. I have just been going and and trudging through the time until my app tells me to…
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Got HRM - Now what??
I have got myself a HRM as a lot of people say that this helps to get in the correct zone for exercise. My wife had one at home that she bought when she used to run but it has not been used much. What should I be aiming for? My resting heart rate was about 50 bpm yesterday and I understand that this is below the average as…
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Does any one else get pizza adverts on MFP?
Firstly I must say that I am new to the site and am finding it very helpful and informative. My one gripe is the amount of times that I log on here, to log exercise or food, and am confronted with a banner advert for Pizza Hut or Pizza Express. I think a lot of these adds are based on google ads are based on Google ads (I…
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Healthy but quick breakfast/brunch ideas
Hi all, I am starting to find that about 10:00 in the morning I am getting really hungry. I have never been a breakfast eater but would like to be able to have something healthy in the morning to abate my hunger until lunch time. Please can anyone give me any ideas or recipes, other than fruit, for something health I can…
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Is there a better guide for target weight than BMI
Is there a better guide than BMI to calculate what my target weight should be? The reason I ask is that I am 6'7" and the bmi tables say that I should be somewhere between 180 & 220 lbs to be in the 'healthy' region, but when I got married I had lost weight down to about 220 and friends and family were concerned as I…
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Anyone else struggled??
Hi, I started doing the C25k program in January and have been really struggling to make progress. My problem is that my legs have caused me a lot of problems as my hamstrings have been very tight. I find that I need a lot more recovery time between the runs. I am currently up to week 6 but this has taken a crazy amount of…
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Hello to all from a newbie looking for inspiration
Hi, I came across this site today via the Android market place and hope you can all spur me on to lose the rest of the weight I need to shed. I have been dieting and exercising since the start of the year when I was horrified by the scales (18st 11lb) I've been trying the C25K programme but it has taken me 6 months to get…
